Bahrain

Monday, April 16, 2012

RELEASED UPDATE Abdullah al-Khalil of #Syria a human rights lawyer is being held in incommunicado detention. Request his unconditional,& immediate release.

RELEASED This Form Letter is
used for a Syrian political prisoner of the nonviolent nature (Go-Green)
send by email to Fellowship
of Reconciliation
http://forusa.org/contact#contactform

They will
forward a copy to proper authorities like the Arab League and the United
Nations Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry on Syria.

You can copy and paste
this into email window or use hyperlinks on page. Please remember to sign
your name and country to your letter.

To the relevant authorities:

I write to request the unconditional, immediate release of Abdullah al-Khalil
from detention in Syria’s
security system.

Abdullah al-Khalil went missing in al-Raqqa, Syria where
he was last seen on 3-Febuary-2012. Abdullah is a human rights lawyer and is
being held in incommunicado detention at an unknown location where he is at
risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Arbitrary detention is illegal
according to Article 7 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights, endorsed by Syria in
1969 and 1976.

In addition, I remind
you that torture is illegal in Syria,
according to Article 28 (3) of the Syrian Constitution. The Penal Code of
Syria stipulates punishment for anyone inflicting torture.

I hold the Syrian
government responsible for the safe return of Abdullah al-Khalil. I further
request that all prisoners of conscience should be released immediately and
unconditionally.

The family needs to approach a Red Cross Office and open an
allegation of arrest.

The ICRC takes
up all allegations of arrest that are reported to it with the authorities in
order to clarify what has happened to the individuals concerned. It endeavors to
visit those detained or arrested as quickly as possible in order to ensure that
the conditions in which they are being held comply with national and
international standards. The information is then reported back to the family.

Detention/Tracing
Delegate

Ahmed
Zaroug

ICRC Damascus

T:+963 11 331 0476 / 11 333 9034F:+963 11 331 0441

Email: azaroug@icrc.org

For Syrian Family members in the United States

Contact the local American Red Cross Chapter and fill outa Tracing Inquiry they will forward it to the ICRC in Damascus. in collaboration with ICRC